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What are the main types of financing and investing options that are available to an early-stage Northern Ireland startup? In 17 minutes, we chatted to Paul O'Brien from the Investment team at commercial law firm Tughans, about the NI funding and financing options that are available to a NI startup, from bootstrapping, friends and family, proof of concept funds, angel investors, VC funds, crow...
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  Here are some tips, courtesy of accountancy experts Howlader&Co, on how to generate substantial profits by maximising productivity in your startup. Though it may seem a challenge to improve productivity in your workplace, it’s perfectly possible to get your office firing on all cylinders! Here are some great tips, courtesy of chartered accountants Howlader&Co, on how t...
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When employer and employee relationships breakdown. We chat with Patricia Rooney, Partner in the Employment Department at commercial law firm Tughans, about what to do as a business when an employee comes to you with a complaint or grievance, managing a grievance process, when a business has a grievance against an employee, disciplinary processes, managing performance and protecting your busi...
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Norwich based early stage startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business in the UK isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with ...
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Many startups fail before they have a chance to fully establish themselves. Here are seven mistakes those startups are likely to make and importantly, how to avoid them. By James Ker-Reid, CEO of Sales For Startups, a specialist consultancy founded in 2017 and built on over a decade of experience in enterprise sales selling both technology services and products. While starting your own business ...
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Filming videos using your mobile phone is easier than it seems. Here are 3 tips from Niamh MacAuley, Video Marketing Manager at Purple Dot Media, to make your video content better... Every day the world watches 1 billion hours of YouTube social video and this is set to grow, making 2019 the year that your business strategy must include video, or you risk becoming invisible online. There&rsq...
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From what you need to do to become investor ready, the appropriate time to look at investment, the factors that makes your startup investor-ready, through to the key factors that help make sure that a startup and investor can come together successfully, we chatted with John McGuckian, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about getting your startup investor ready. Tughans&...
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There are many benefits of diversity in tech and having a diverse team. Here are some ways a company can attract diverse talent into tech. The technology industry is put at the heart of success for British companies as it is head of the pack for driving innovation. This is perhaps down to AI as it has the potential to be transformative and enables businesses and people to thrive in the digital wo...
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Thanks to the modern era we’re living in, we have various classes and courses available almost everywhere. This means there are many people turning into designers every day, but thankfully the need for designers is growing every day, as well. Starting a design studio is a great idea if you’re ambitious, skilled and willing to work hard for your dreams, but you should know that doing so...
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6 of the best methods to get in front of your target investors - the people who will be backing your startup's grand vision via your equity crowdfunding campaign. Nathan Rose, author of Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups & Growing Companies, shares his advice. Equity crowdfunding for startups is, above all else, an exercise in self-promotion. There are several...
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Bristol and Bath based early-stage startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this b...
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From understanding more about how a business can invoice effectively to avoid late payments, to what debt recovery means, how to take legal action against overdue debt, how to make a statutory demand against a company, we chatted to Toby McMurray, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about managing payments. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern I...
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